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Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection 16 September 2026 at 23:04

Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection

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By: Catrin Einhorn

16 September 2026 at 23:04

An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.

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Birds Are Dying. Clues Point to El Niño. 6 August 2026 at 19:40

Birds Are Dying. Clues Point to El Niño.

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Catrin Einhorn

6 August 2026 at 19:40

A die-off of seabirds has some experts thinking an El Niño weather pattern is to blame, a look at data centers and pollution, and more climate news.

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Phoenix Species Project Announces Funds for Imperiled Wildlife 4 August 2026 at 14:41

Phoenix Species Project Announces Funds for Imperiled Wildlife

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By: Catrin Einhorn

4 August 2026 at 14:41

A new fund called the Phoenix Species Project will provide $200 million to help pull imperiled wildlife back from the brink of extinction.

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Phoenix Species Project Announces Funds for Imperiled Wildlife 4 August 2026 at 14:41

Phoenix Species Project Announces Funds for Imperiled Wildlife

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Catrin Einhorn

4 August 2026 at 14:41

A new fund called the Phoenix Species Project will provide $200 million to help pull imperiled wildlife back from the brink of extinction.

Some of the imperiled animals included in the Phoenix Species Project.

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Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Stripped of Endangered Status by Judge 23 July 2026 at 13:36

Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Stripped of Endangered Status by Judge

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By: Catrin Einhorn and Maxine Joselow

23 July 2026 at 13:36

The dunes sagebrush lizard, found only in the oil-rich Permian Basin, was classified as endangered two years ago.

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Trump Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species 10 July 2026 at 22:24

Trump Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species

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By: Catrin Einhorn and Maxine Joselow

10 July 2026 at 22:24

The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.

Piping plovers need undisturbed beaches to nest and raise their young.

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I.U.C.N. Update Says Deep-Sea Mining Threatens Mollusks Around Hydrothermal Vents 9 July 2026 at 19:47

I.U.C.N. Update Says Deep-Sea Mining Threatens Mollusks Around Hydrothermal Vents

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By: Catrin Einhorn

9 July 2026 at 19:47

The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction could drive more than half to extinction.

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Trump Administration Forms Partnership to Bank DNA From Imperiled Species 25 June 2026 at 19:24

Trump Administration Forms Partnership to Bank DNA From Imperiled Species

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By: Carl Zimmer and Catrin Einhorn

25 June 2026 at 19:24

The government is teaming up with Colossal Biosciences, a private company that claims to have revived extinct dire wolves, to store samples from at-risk animals and plants.

The Frozen Zoo in San Diego, which has been preserving cells for over 50 years. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a partnership with Colossal Biosciences for a similar effort.

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Indonesia Landslides Devastated Endangered Orangutans, Study Finds 10 June 2026 at 18:48

Indonesia Landslides Devastated Endangered Orangutans, Study Finds

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By: Catrin Einhorn

10 June 2026 at 18:48

More than 5 percent of the species is estimated to have been lost when a climate-fueled storm unleashed torrents of water, mud and debris.

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Indonesia Landslides Devastated Endangered Orangutans, Study Finds 10 June 2026 at 18:48

Indonesia Landslides Devastated Endangered Orangutans, Study Finds

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Catrin Einhorn

10 June 2026 at 18:48

More than 5 percent of the species is estimated to have been lost when a climate-fueled storm unleashed torrents of water, mud and debris.

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Hear the Sonic Blasts Affecting Endangered Rice’s Whales in the Gulf of Mexico 2 June 2026 at 16:58

Hear the Sonic Blasts Affecting Endangered Rice’s Whales in the Gulf of Mexico

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By: Katherine Chui and Catrin Einhorn

2 June 2026 at 16:58

Fewer than 100 Rice’s whales remain on Earth. Researchers say sonic blasts from oil exploration are a top threat to the species. See and hear why.

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Can New Technology Help Save North Atlantic Right Whales? 28 May 2026 at 10:02

Can New Technology Help Save North Atlantic Right Whales?

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By: Catrin Einhorn

28 May 2026 at 10:02

Innovative systems to keep ships from hitting North Atlantic right whales are coming into use. The Trump administration is weighing whether they can replace a bedrock protection.

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Can New Technology Help Save North Atlantic Right Whales? 28 May 2026 at 10:02

Can New Technology Help Save North Atlantic Right Whales?

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Catrin Einhorn

28 May 2026 at 10:02

Innovative systems to keep ships from hitting North Atlantic right whales are coming into use. The Trump administration is weighing whether they can replace a bedrock protection.